Friday, 28 August 2026
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France 24 · 01:05
OpenAI, Anthropic join global call to strengthen cyber defences ↗More than 100 organisations, including OpenAI and Anthropic, called Thursday for governments and technology companies to strengthen cyber defences against increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks. The open letter warned that these could become far more widespread in the coming months as artificial intelligence…
France 24 · 03:03
Nepal-Tibet live: China warns lake formed by mudslide on Nepal border could breach ↗Chinese authorities warned Friday that a lake formed by a mudslide on the China-Nepal border could breach and send floodwaters downstream, threatening further damage. Water levels are expected to rise over the next three days, with 499 residents and 555 tourists already evacuated from the disaster zone. Follow our l…
France 24 · 05:14
Champions League Draw: PSG to face Barcelona and Man City ↗As part of the ongoing Champions League, two-time European champions PSG will host Barça and travel to England. Meanwhile, a host of meetings are set to take place including José Mourinho and his former clubs, Olivier Giroud with Arsenal and Yan Diomandé with Leipzig.
France 24 · 05:24
French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped in Colombia ↗Colombian military announced Thursday that a French-Colombian soldier from the French Foreign Legion was kidnapped in early August while travelling in the department of Narino. The kidnappers are believed to be members of the Estado Mayor Central, dissidents from the far-left FARC guerrilla group.
France 24 · 07:03
🔴 Europe's oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway dies at 89 ↗France 24 · 07:51
Norway's King Haakon, the new face of a monarchy shaken by scandal ↗Norway's King Haakon VIII automatically succeeded to the throne after his father, King Harald, passed away on Friday. As comfortable in a duffel coat as in ceremonial dress, he is the new face of a monarchy long praised for its modernity and modesty, but now beset by woe and scandal. He swears an oath before the gov…
France 24 · 08:51
Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic to be buried with 'state honours' ↗Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, known as the “Butcher of Bosnia" for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, will be given a funeral with “military and state honours”, Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujic said Friday. Mladic died Thursday in The Hague where he was serving a life sentence for geno…
France 24 · 08:55
King Harald's death puts focus on Norway's future king ↗Following King Harald's death, attention is turning to Crown Prince Haakon, who is set to become Norway's next king after a turbulent year for the royal family. His wife, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, underwent a lung transplant in June and has faced scrutiny over reported past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, while her son w…
France 24 · 08:58
Israel's 'retrospective incrimination: First we shoot, we kill & then find a reason why it happened' ↗Liza Kaminov is pleased to welcome Nadav Weiman, Executive Director of Breaking the Silence. He says there is a troubling gap between how Israeli military operations in Gaza are publicly explained and what soldiers experience on the ground. Testimonies collected by Breaking the Silence suggest that this gap is not s…
France 24 · 09:00
Countries step up aid for Nepal flood disaster ↗Countries including South Korea, India, China, the UK and the EU are ramping up rescue efforts and humanitarian aid after the devastating Nepal-China floods, with hundreds of foreign nationals still missing. Relief operations remain difficult in the Himalayan terrain, while authorities warn that a lake formed by the…
France 24 · 09:04
Spain's Villena Treasure stolen in four-minute museum heist ↗Almost the entire Villena Treasure, one of Europe's most valuable Bronze Age collections, was stolen from a museum in eastern Spain in a four-minute raid after thieves smashed through a window and bulletproof glass. Police believe several people and vehicles were involved, and suspect the thieves created a diversion…
France 24 · 09:08
UEFA prepares complaint against FIFA president Infantino ↗UEFA is preparing a legal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over what it calls "unfair management" linked to his abandoned plan to open the World Cup to private investors. The European governing body has meanwhile suspended its threat to boycott FIFA competitions next season after receiving assurance…
France 24 · 09:10
US : Tate brothers remain in jail as judge delays bail decision ↗Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain in custody in Miami after a federal judge declined to rule on their bail request as they fight extradition to the UK, where they face charges including rape, assault, human trafficking and money laundering. The UK has until mid-September to submit its evidence to the US State Depa…
France 24 · 09:13
EU wants Meta to extend US teen safety restrictions to Europe ↗The EU is pressing Meta to introduce the same protections for under-18s in Europe that it agreed to in a landmark US settlement, including screen-time limits and stronger parental controls on Facebook and Instagram. Brussels is also demanding additional measures.
France 24 · 09:16
In Tibet and Nepal, 'the most pressing fear is that the death toll could rise' ↗At least 472 people have been killed and more than 1,500 remain missing after devastating flash floods hit the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, where over 3,250 people have already been evacuated by helicopter. As rescuers race to find survivors, one of the biggest fears is that the death toll will continue…
France 24 · 09:19
China's lost children: Adoptees search for answers ↗At the height of China's controversial one-child policy, children were torn away from their birth families and put up for adoption. FRANCE 24's Yena Lee follows one adoptee, now an adult, who is on a quest to find out more about her background.
France 24 · 09:22
Nepal flood disaster reconstructed minute by minute ↗New satellite imagery and video analysis show the deadly Nepal floods began when part of a glacier near the Chinese border collapsed, triggering a debris flow that raced downstream at up to 150 km/h and devastated communities over more than 80 kilometres. Scientists are still piecing together the exact sequence of e…
France 24 · 09:35
El Niño, paired with climate change, 'just makes everything so much more dangerous' ↗Annette Young is pleased to welcome Gareth Redmond-King, Head of the International Programme at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit. He warns we are entering a period in which climate change is not only intensifying extreme weather but adding greater instability to the climate system itself. Natural phenomena s…
France 24 · 09:50
Nepal flash floods: 'Very challenging' for survivors who have lost their homes and their families ↗Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Sunita Sharma, Head of Programs of Karuna-Shechen. While Nepal has considerable experience responding to natural disasters, the scale of the present devastation exposes a deeper challenge: Placing greater emphasis on preparedness. The immediate priorities are clear: finding those…
France 24 · 09:52
Uganda's King of Tooro, once world's youngest reigning monarch, dies at 34 ↗King Oyo Nyimba, leader of the Tooro kingdom in western Uganda, has died at the age of 34, the region's prime minister of his kingdom announced Thursday. Crowned at three years old, he became the world's youngest reigning monarch in 1995.
France 24 · 10:36
Nepal: Army rescues hundreds trapped in tunnel as flood risk reignites ↗#Rescue operations are underway in #Nepal after devastating #floods killed hundreds and left more than 1,400 missing. The #RedCross has also raised concern over humanitarian #aid, as it estimates nearly 100,000 people were affected by the #disaster.
France 24 · 11:40
Serbian war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honours' ↗Convicted genocidaire Ratko Mladić has died at the age of 84 in a UN prison in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence. He was found guilty of leading the siege of Sarajevo and orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in which more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered. His planned burial with nat…
France 24 · 11:42
Nepal and Tibet : around 93,000 people affected, according to the Red Cross ↗The death toll continues to rise in the Nepal and Tibet floods as the situation remains fast-moving. The Red Cross says around 93,000 people have been affected. International aid is arriving from several countries, but rescue efforts have been hampered by the difficulty of coordinating operations in the remote Himal…
France 24 · 11:55
'Ran for our lives': Flood survivors recount terrifying escape from Nepal-Tibet disaster ↗Survivors of the catastrophic flash floods in Nepal and Tibet, some still missing friends and family members, shared harrowing accounts of their escape from raging floodwaters that brought devastation to the Himalayan border region, leaving more than 550 people dead and some 1,500 missing.
France 24 · 11:59
'They were legends': Humpback whales make spectacular comeback off Brazil's coast ↗Once driven to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have thrived in the South Atlantic since a worldwide moratorium on commercial whaling came into force in 1986, offering a bonanza to scientists who come each year to Brazil's Abrolhos archipelago to record and study the cetaceans.
France 24 · 12:16
US-CANADA: Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ ↗US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 27 to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America', a change he said would take effect immediately. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took to X, writing the Great Lake's name will remain 'now and always'. The order comes after US-Canada trade talks collapsed l…
France 24 · 12:36
Nepal: A newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Chinese border ↗Rescue operations are continuing after the devastating Nepal-China floods, but authorities have ordered emergency teams to stay on high alert as a newly formed upstream lake threatens to burst and trigger fresh flooding. Satellite imagery suggests the lake formed in the same area where a glacier collapse on Wednesda…
France 24 · 12:38
Nepal flood survivors rescued from hydropower tunnel ↗Nepali soldiers rescued around 100 people trapped inside a flooded hydropower tunnel as the death toll from the Nepal-China floods continued to climb, with more than 1,500 people still missing. Rescue efforts were briefly suspended over fears that an overflowing landslide lake could trigger more flooding, while fami…
France 24 · 12:42
Japan's controversial WWII heroes: How one kamikaze pilot escaped certain death ↗Towards the end of World War II, as US troops advanced across the Pacific, Japan resorted to a desperate strategy: kamikaze attacks. Thousands of Japanese pilots, with an average age of just 21, were ordered to crash their explosive-laden planes into enemy ships. More than 3,800 pilots gave up their lives, killing o…
France 24 · 12:48
Nepal floods explained: The chain of events behind the disaster ↗A glacier broke apart. An ice and rock avalanche followed. Then came an earthquake, before a landslide triggered devastating floods that tore through kilometres of valley. This is what happened along the Nepal-China border, where rescue teams are still trying to recover survivors 48 hours after the catastrophe. FRAN…
France 24 · 13:02
Rock en Seine: Visually impaired spectators enjoy festival with audio description ↗At Paris's Rock en Seine, visually impaired festival-goers can enjoy concerts through live audio description. The festival is offering dedicated platforms, as well as headphones and receivers provided by the Valentin Haüy Association, a pioneer in audio description in France. Spectators can experience a concert with…
France 24 · 13:41
Céline Dion returns to 'second home' Paris ahead of sold-out comeback dates ↗Céline Dion blew kisses and made a love-heart shape with her hands as she swept into the French capital on Friday ahead of her first series of concerts since revealing her diagnosis with Stiff Person Syndrome, an incurable autoimmune disorder.
France 24 · 14:01
Marseille and Lyon to face Leverkusen in Europa League, Rennes take on Juventus ↗Marseille and Lyon were both drawn against Bayer Leverkusen in the group stage of the Europa League on Friday, while fellow French club Rennes will take on Italian giants Juventus. The draw in Monaco also handed English duo Bournemouth and Sunderland a glamour tie against AC Milan.
France 24 · 14:14
Rescuers grapple with mountain of challenges after the Nepal-Tibet floods ↗Emergency services are rushing to find survivors and treat the wounded after a devastating flash flood on the border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed more than 500 people, with over a thousand still missing. But the remote and rugged terrain, as well as the risk of further flooding from upstream lakes formed b…
France 24 · 14:44
Spanish government urges calm after Ceuta anti-migrant protesters clash with police ↗Spain's left-wing government called for calm in the North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday after protests over security escalated into clashes between locals and police, a month after a mass influx of migrants from Morocco triggered a Europe-wide alert.
France 24 · 15:31
There is no proof that this video shows a plane crash in Tel Aviv ↗A video showing an airplane rammed into the side of a building has been circulating widely on social media. While social media users are claiming that the video shows a plane that crashed in Tel Aviv after an Iranian attack, its origin remains unknown and its authenticity highly questionable.
France 24 · 15:50
Austria: Anger over a business park being built on top of former Nazi camp ↗Anger is growing in #Austria over the planned construction of a business park on top of what was a #Nazi concentration camp during the #SecondWorldWar. Around six million #Jewish people were murdered in the Holocaust, around half of them in concentration or extermination camps.
France 24 · 16:05
Greenland to open truth commission over forced contraception scheme ↗Greenland's government said Friday it would establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to shed light on a campaign of forced contraception carried out by Danish authorities from the 1960s to 1990, after experts failed to agree on whether the practice constitued genocide. The brutal campaign saw thousands of Ind…
France 24 · 16:20
Nepal: Relief camp shelters grieving families ↗Around 500 people are sheltering at a monastery-turned-relief camp in northern Kathmandu, where many families are still in shock after losing their homes and loved ones in the devastating Nepal floods. FRANCE 24's Shahzaib Wahlah reports from the camp as rescue teams continue searching for nearly 1,000 missing peopl…
France 24 · 16:31
Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon prepares to take the throne ↗Norway is mourning King Harald V after the country's longest-serving monarch died at the age of 89, with tributes pouring in from across Europe. His death paves the way for Crown Prince Haakon to become king, as the royal family faces renewed scrutiny over Crown Princess Mette-Marit's reported past ties to Jeffrey E…
France 24 · 16:56
Nepal: Families cling to hope as nearly 1,000 remain missing ↗Nepal's confirmed death toll has risen to at least 538, but families are still searching hospitals and disaster zones in the hope their loved ones will be found alive, with nearly 1,000 people still missing. More than 3,700 people have been rescued so far, though destroyed roads, bridges and thick mud continue to ha…
France 24 · 16:57
Nepal: 'Region has hundreds of high-altitude lakes prone to unleashing enormous volumes of water' ↗William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome David Fisher, Head of Delegation, Nepal International Federation of Red Cross. The scale of Nepal’s disaster cannot yet be fully measured. Entire communities remain difficult to reach, tens of thousands of people have been affected, and official assessments are only beginni…
France 24 · 17:14
Israel army carries out rare West Bank air strike, killing 'three terrorists' ↗Israel's military said it carried out an air strike in the Jenin area in the West Bank on Friday that killed a Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative as well as two of his accomplices, in a rare use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied territory.
France 24 · 20:36
DRC President Tshisekedi calls for national dialogue excluding M23 rebels ↗In the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi calls for a national dialogue to ease tensions, while excluding M23 rebels from taking part, as the government plans to suspend 11 public universities in rebel-controlled areas. Meanwhile, in Ghana, 23 people, including 11 children, have died after fall…